Share of urban population living in a city with a renewable energy target or policy

By the end of 2020, more than 1 billion people – about 25% of the urban population – lived in a city with a renewable energy target and/or policy.

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REN21. (2020). Renewables in Cities Global Status Report. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.ren21.net/reports/cities-global-status-report/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6K7H4NJWZWNQDBH3JFB32BGW7X

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REN21. "Renewables in Cities Global Status Report." 2020, https://www.ren21.net/reports/cities-global-status-report/. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6K7H4NJWZWNQDBH3JFB32BGW7X.

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REN21. "Renewables in Cities Global Status Report." 2020. https://www.ren21.net/reports/cities-global-status-report/. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6K7H4NJWZWNQDBH3JFB32BGW7X.

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@misc{ren212020share2bgw7x, author = {{REN21}}, title = {Renewables in Cities Global Status Report}, year = {2020}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_6K7H4NJWZWNQDBH3JFB32BGW7X}, note = {Original source: https://www.ren21.net/reports/cities-global-status-report/. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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